Supplicant

A supplicant, one who supplicates, is a term to applied to humble
petitioners. For example at the University of Oxford, it refers to
students who have qualified but not yet been admitted into their degree.

Within D/s, the word supplicant is often used to a refer to a
submissive applicant, hoping to enter the
service of a particular dominant or
household.

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